Mary Cassatt, modern woman by Mary Cassatt(
Book
)18
editions published
in
1998
in
English
and held by
1,661 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
One of the few women artists to succeed professionally in her era, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) holds a unique place in the history
of art. This handsome volume, richly illustrated with works spanning Cassatt's entire career, accompanies a major traveling
exhibition that opens at The Art Institute of Chicago October 1998. 300 illustrations, 100 in color

Charles Sheeler, paintings and drawings by Carol Troyen(
Book
)1
edition published
in
1987
in
English
and held by
722 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Charles Sheeler (1883-1965) was one of the pioneer modern artists in America, and the only one whose achievements were equally
significant in painting and photography. His best-known subjects celebrate twentieth-century America; at the same time, his
work has important links to nineteenth-century American landscape and folk art"--Book jacket

Sargent's Daughters : the biography of a painting by Erica E Hirshler(
Book
)13
editions published
between
2009
and
2011
in
English
and held by
582 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Sargent's painting, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, both explores and defies convention, crossing the boundaries between
portrait and genre scene, formal composition and casual snapshot

A studio of her own : women artists in Boston, 1870-1940 by Erica E Hirshler(
Book
)11
editions published
in
2001
in
English
and held by
557 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"A Studio of Her Own tells the interwoven stories of some forty women artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, exploring,
in the author's words, "both the individual lives and talents of Boston women artists and the integrated relationships that
enabled many of them to excel."" "No one category or medium can encompass these careers, which range from the paintings of
Ellen Day Hale and the sculptures of Katharine Lane Weems to the photographs of Sarah Sears and the innovative book designs
of Sarah Wyman Whitman. Included as well are lengthy discussions of the importance of the Arts and Crafts movement; the conflicts
presented by concerns of marriage and family (as well as the relative freedom offered by the "Boston marriage" between two
women); the role of the MFA School and of such key instructors as Frank W. Benson, William Rimmer, and Edmund Tarbell; and
the ways in which societal changes have influenced the art itself. Perhaps more than anything, this is a story of community
and resourcefulness, in which some artists adopted "suitable" media and subject matter - still lifes, arts and crafts - and
made them their own, while others campaigned for the right to work in such traditionally "male" domains as monumental sculpture,
and still others braved the scandal of painting from live nude models, traveling abroad to study their art, or showing their
work on a national scale." "Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, A Studio of Her
Own is the definitive work on an important but little-known moment in America's cultural history"--Jacket

Sargent : portraits of artists and friends by Richard Ormond(
Book
)4
editions published
in
2015
in
English
and held by
489 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Many of the sitters in this collection were John Singer Sargent's close friends. They are posed informally, sometimes in the
act of painting or singing, and it is evident from the bold way they confront us that they are personalities of a creative
stamp. Brilliant as these pictures are as works of art and penetrating studies of character, they are also records of relationships,
allegiances, influences and aspirations. This volume aims to explore these friendships in depth and draw out their significance
in the story of Sargent's life and the development of his art. The book is structured chronologically, with sections arranged
according to the places in which Sargent worked and formed relationships during his cosmopolitan career: Paris, London, New
York, Italy and the Alps. The cast of characters includes famous names, among them Gabriel Fauré and Auguste Rodin, Robert
Louis Stevenson and Henry James. But the authors also make their point with images of Sargent's intimate friends, such as
the artists Jane and Wilfrid de Glehn, who accompanied him on his sketching expeditions to the Continent, and the Italian
painter Ambrogio Raffele, a recurrent model inhis Alpine studies. In such paintings, Sargent explored the making of art (his
own included) and the relationship of the artist to the natural world. These are examples of an absorbing range of images
and personalities, all distinguished in one way or another for their astistry, and all linked by friendship and a shared aesthetic
to the central figure of Sargent himself. Exhibition: National Portrait Gallery, London, UK (12.2.-25.5.2015) ; Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York City, USA (30.6.-4.10.2015)

John Singer Sargent watercolors by John Singer Sargent(
Book
)3
editions published
in
2012
in
English
and held by
455 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Sargent chose to participate in only two major watercolor exhibitions in the United States during his lifetime, both at the
urging of his friend and co-exhibitor Edward Darley Boit. The first, held in New York and Boston in 1909, was a sensation,
and its entire contents was purchased by the Brooklyn Museum. The paintings exhibited in the equally acclaimed second show,
in 1912, were scooped up by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. John Singer Sargent Watercolors reunites nearly one hundred works
from these two collections for the first time. Together they trace Sargent's path across Europe and the Middle East as he
explored the subjects and themes that habitually attracted his attention: sunlight on stone, reclining figures, patterns of
light and shadow. Lavishly illustrated and enhanced by biographical and technical essays, this publication introduces readers
to the full sweep of Sargent's accomplishments in this medium, in works that delight the eye as well as challenge our understanding
of this prodigiously gifted artist

American painting by Boston Museum of Fine Arts(
Book
)4
editions published
in
2003
in
English
and held by
419 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Great expectations : John Singer Sargent painting children by Barbara Dayer Gallati(
Book
)11
editions published
in
2004
in
English
and held by
392 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"The title of the book makes ironic reference to Charles Dickens's famous novel Great Expectations and signals that Sargent's
paintings of children are interpreted here in light of the expectations associated with childhood as it was represented in
the art and literature of the late nineteenth century - a period then acknowledged as the advent of the "Century of the Child."
The investigation traces how Sargent reacted to the contemporary shift in childhood's meaning and used child imagery to advance
his professional standing with the public and critics. In turn, this strategy aided in removing child imagery from the grip
of Victorian sentiment, elevating it to a higher level in the hierarchy of artistic subject matter." "The book includes five
essays by three notable art historians, as well as a Biographical Index of Child Sitters, and is illustrated with a wide array
of Sargent's works, including the earliest known oil portrait from his hand (an intimate 1875 portrait of his five-year-old
sister) and some of the best-loved paintings of his career. In addition, a wealth of comparative works by his contemporaries
is provided along with a selection of Sargent family photographs, some of which are published here for the first time."--BOOK
JACKET

Dennis Miller Bunker : American impressionist by Erica E Hirshler(
Book
)10
editions published
between
1994
and
1995
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
377 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861-1890) was one of the most talented painters of late nineteenth-century America. He was among the
first Americans to use the bright colors and broken brushstrokes of the new Impressionist style; his beautiful landscapes
and portraits are sought after by the most distinguished collectors of American art. Dennis Miller Bunker: American Impressionist
is the first comprehensive study of this important American artist. Trained in the academies of his native New York, Bunker
continued his education in Paris, where he flourished in the sophisticated atmosphere of the world's art capital. In 1885,
he accepted a teaching position in Boston. He joined the city's vibrant artistic community and developed close friendships
with the writer William Dean Howells, the composer Charles Martin Loeffler, and the legendary collector Isabella Stewart Gardner,
who became his champion. In Boston, Bunker also met John Singer Sargent, America's most renowned painter. The summer they
spent working together in England proved to be a turning point in Bunker's career. Bunker moved to New York in 1889. His heart
remained in Boston, however, for he had fallen in love with Eleanor Hardy, the daughter of a prominent businessman. The couple
married in October 1890. Barely three months later, Bunker died at age twenty-nine of a sudden illness. His beautifully crafted
paintings were his only legacy

Sargent : the late landscapes by Hilliard T Goldfarb(
Book
)7
editions published
in
1999
in
English
and held by
324 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Impressionism abroad : Boston and French Painting(
Book
)3
editions published
in
2005
in
English
and held by
229 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston possesses one of the world's finest collections of nineteenth-century French and American
art. This colourful book illustrates many of its highlights." "As she outlines the history of the collection, Erica Hirshler
considers the taste in Boston for atmospheric landscapes which, by the late 1880s, had led young Boston painters to Monet's
door. Their willingness to embrace Impressionism helped to popularise this style of painting throughout the United States."
"All the high points of Boston's nineteenth-century collections are revealed here, with works by the leading French Impressionist
painters and their American counterparts, such as Childe Hassam and Philip Hale."--Jacket

William Merritt Chase by Erica E Hirshler(
Book
)4
editions published
in
2016
in
English
and held by
101 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Praised for his jewel-like landscapes, park scenes, and sympathetic images of women, William Merritt Chase was a leading American
Impressionist painter and an influential teacher in the late nineteenth century. This beautifully illustrated volume provides
a compact introduction to Chase's paintings and pastels and samples several of his favorite motifs, including the theatrical
environment of his antique-filled studio, the modern women he celebrated, the costumes and decorative arts of Japan, children
at play in city and countryside, and thoughtful moments of leisure and contemplation. A native of the state of Indiana, Chase
left his modest boyhood home to study at the Munich Academy, where he both fell in love with the old masters and became determined
to celebrate the people and places of his own time. His studio became a stage set for his imagination, where objects from
around the world came together in harmonious arrangements of color and form, and where subjects and patrons alike were dazzled
by both his paintings and his artistic persona

Childe Hassam : At Dusk, Boston Common at Twilight by Erica E Hirshler(
Book
)3
editions published
in
2015
in
English
and held by
86 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In this vivid account of one of Boston's best-loved paintings, leading American art specialist Erica E. Hirshler illuminates
the context of Childe Hassam's 1880s city scene. With its rosy rust tones, intimate familial vignette and quiet expanse of
snow-laden park, today "At Dusk (Boston Common at Twilight)" seems to encourage reflection and represent a decidedly old-fashioned
city. Yet Hirshler reveals the ways in which the painting visually signaled the emerging modern city, from subtleties about
women's place in the urban landscape to the uproarious clang of the streetcars that would have been heard on the busiest block
in Boston. Enriched with reproductions of related paintings and archival illustrations, this evocative volume explores the
countered conventions and bulldozed buildings behind the canvas's creation. Carefully researched and elegantly presented,
the latest addition to the MFA Spotlight series will delight Hassam fans and history buffs alike

John Singer Sargent watercolors by Erica E Hirshler(
Book
)11
editions published
between
2012
and
2013
in
English
and held by
51 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
John Singer Sargent's approach to watercolor was unconventional. Disregarding contemporary aesthetic standards that called
for carefully delineated and composed landscapes filled with transparent washes, his confidently bold, dense strokes, loosely
defined forms, and unexpected vantage points startled critics and fellow practitioners alike. One reviewer of an exhibition
in London proclaimed him "an eagle in a dove-cote"; another called his work "swagger" watercolors. For Sargent, watercolors
were not so much about swagger as about a renewed and liberated approach to painting. His vision became more personal and
his works began to interconnect as he considered the way one image--often of friends or favorite places--enhanced another.
- Sargent chose to participate in only two major watercolor exhibitions in the United States during his lifetime, both at
the urging of his friend and co-exhibitor Edward Darley Boit. The first, held in New York and Boston in 1909, was a sensation,
and its entire contents was purchased by the Brooklyn Museum. The paintings exhibited in the equally acclaimed second show,
in 1912, were scooped up by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. John Singer Sargent Watercolors reunites nearly one hundred works
from these two collections for the first time. Together they trace Sargent's path across Europe and the Middle East as he
explored the subjects and themes that habitually attracted his attention: sunlight on stone, reclining figures, patterns of
light and shadow. Lavishly illustrated and enhanced by biographical and technical essays, this publication introduces readers
to the full sweep of Sargent's accomplishments in this medium, in works that delight the eye as well as challenge our understanding
of this prodigiously gifted artist

Charles Sheeler by Charles Sheeler(
Book
)3
editions published
in
1987
in
English
and held by
47 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide